Why people hate moving house: stress (and how to avoid it)
Stress is the number one reason people hate moving house. It’s often compared to the same level of stress as experiencing the death of a loved one. The feelings are similar because you’re leaving behind a part of your life and moving on to another one. But like death (and taxes), moving is inevitable. It doesn’t need to be so stressful that you dread moving altogether. Here are the top reasons people hate moving with tips to help make it much less stressful.
1. Change
As the old saying goes, nobody likes change (except from vending machines). We are ultimately creatures of habit and routine, so any change to our life comes as an unwelcome experience, even if it’s a positive one in the long run. It’s easier said than done, but embracing this change helps to ease stress. If you look forward to the change rather than dreading it, you’ll find moving much less stressful.
2. Cost
The reason we like to save as much money as we can with moving expenses is it feels like a big cost with nothing to show for it other than having to unpack. Moving can be expensive, especially if you’re moving long distances. But it’s worth spending the money on professional moving services, because the cost of accidents and breakages from taking shortcuts is way more stressful.
3. The workload
Moving comes with a to-do list much longer than anyone wants to have on their plate with everything else in life. All of a sudden you have to clean and pack everything you own in a short space of time, load it onto a truck and then do it all over again in reverse. That’s without adding all the other tasks, which are too numerous to mention. Take a look at our moving checklist for more detail on this subject. The trick to reducing stress is to get help. Moving companies offer a huge range of services to make moving much less stressful.
4. The physical strain of moving
Moving is hard work. It involves heavy lifting, carrying objects over uneven surfaces, and loading everything onto a truck. People get fatigued, forget to take breaks, and don’t eat and stay hydrated because there’s pressure of time to get everything done. This is the number one reason people have accidents, many of which can be serious. A bad back will cause you stress for a long time after moving day. Again, get help. Don’t lift any object you can’t normally carry with ease. Professionals can do the rest and do it safely.
5. Starting over
Starting over means having to rediscover all the elements we attribute to a happy life, such as friends, social activities, sports clubs, and favourite shops and restaurants. If you’ve moved to another city or state, you also have to learn how to get around and adjust to a different climate. Embrace the new adventure. Treat it as an opportunity to try new things, meet new people and go places you’ve never been before.
If we can help you to make a smoother transition whenever you have to move, feel free to give us a call.
